Re: 10.0 - Installer newfs segfaults on SS2

[vom513 <vom513%gmail.com@localhost>]

> On Sep 2, 2024, at 9:13 AM, David Brownlee <abs%absd.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
> Random likely non relevant thoughts.
> 
> Does adding -d to the newfs command run without issues? (I'd expect
> so, but probably worth a quick check).
> Could test newfs on a smaller partition not starting at 0 (not
> expecting any different behaviour)
> Could test newfs_msdos instead (again, not expecting anything
> different... but maybe).
> 
> (A small voice in the back of my mind is saying "floating point", but
> I think we're probably best off all ignoring it :)

I should have mentioned this earlier… :/

So this machine was purchased so I could extract the Weitek PowerUP to put in my IPX.  After that was successful, I figured “hey I’ll put the old 40mhz Weitek back in this SS2 and see if I can get it running nicely…”

The cache is an AT&T chip, the FPU a TI.  Are there issues mixing and matching CPU/FPU/Cache in this platform ?

I have another SS2 that I should have this weekend that looks to have LSI CPU + Cache and TI FPU.  So there’s always a total mainboard swap, but if there is any value in swapping these 3 chips around into a kosher arrangement please let me know.

Thanks.